Cheyenne © 1984 Exidy.
A first-person shoot'em up game, with a western motif. The player uses a gun (mounted to the cabinet) to escort the sheriff through a variety of dangers, gathering bounty for capturing criminals. There are 7 levels or scenes plus the bonus level :
1) SALOON SCENE - Protect yourself from outlaws, armed with guns and knives, flying chairs and bottles, rolling barrels and raging bulls. Buster this is no time for a drink!
2) GRAVEYARD SCENE - Beware of ghosts, ghouls, killer cats, demons and armed outlaws.
3) GHOST TOWN - Defend buster against skeletons, undertaker throwing pitch forks, the headless horseman, ghosts, skeletal bird, etc...
4) CANYON SCENE - Poor buster is trapped by cannon fire, bombs, flying arrow and hatchets, can you possibly saves him and defeat the outlaws?
5) STAGECOACH SCENE - Ride through the desert looking out for outlaws, flaming arrows, egg dropping bird vultures, wild indians, etc...
6) FOREST SCENE - Poor buster is really in a fix. Torrential waterfalls, wild animals, tumbling boulders. Is the gold really worth it ?
7) MINESHAFT - Hunt down outlaws while looking out for runaway ore cars, fluttering vampire bats, falling rocks, hungry rats, don't let the lanterns dim busters chances for survival.
8) BONUS ROUND : you've protected buster through a grueling sequence of danger filled episodes, before you dare go on to even more perilous encounters (with even greater bounties) practice shooting is a must. Good luck to you buster!
Exidy 440 hardware
Main CPU: Motorola M6809 (@ 1.6224 Mhz)
Sound CPU: Motorola M6809 (@ 811.2 Khz)
Sound Chips: Custom (@ 50.7 Khz)
Players: 1
Control: lightgun
Buttons: 1
Released in January 1984.
Donn Nauert holds the official record for this game with 319,209,350(!) points on January 27, 1985.
* Configuration screen : Holding down the Start button at power-up will bring up configuration screen.
Designed and programmed by : Larry Hutcherson, Vic Tolomei, Ken Nicholson
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